Jim Bray

Jim Bray (born February 23, 1961, Upland, California) was a competitive artistic roller skater. He went to Chaffey High school and graduated in 1979. He won several national titles in Singles and Pairs. At the age of 18 he gave up his amateur status to star in the roller disco movie Roller Boogie starring Linda Blair. This would be his only film appearance. At the time of his appearance in Roller Boogie, he had amassed 275 trophies. Because of the film, he became a poster boy for teen magazines like 16 Magazine, Teen Beat, Teen Bag, Tiger Beat as well as more mainstream fare like People and Gossip. Later Bray made an appearance in the 1980 TV variety program The Big Show.[1][2][3][4]

Jim Bray's National Competitive Record
Year Event Placement Partner
1969 Juvenile B Boys Singles 2 n/a
1970 Juvenile Pairs 4 Robin Miller
1971 Juvenile Boys Singles 8 n/a
1971 Juvenile Pairs 1 Robin Miller
1972 Elementary Boys Figures 8 n/a
1972 Elementary Boys Singles 1 n/a
1972 Elementary Pairs 1 Robin Miller
1973 Elementary Boys Figures 11 n/a
1973 Elementary Boys Singles 1 n/a
1973 Elementary Pairs 2 Robin Miller
1974 Freshman Boys Figures 16 n/a
1974 Freshman Boys Singles 1 n/a
1974 Freshman Pairs 9 Melinda McCoy
1974 International Freshman Men's Figures 12 n/a
1975 Junior Men's Singles 1 n/a
1977 Senior Men's Singles 2 n/a
1978 Senior Men's Singles 3 n/a

References

  1. 16 Magazine (July, 1980)
  2. Roller Skating Magazine (August, 1979)
  3. SKATE Magazine (Winter, 1975)
  4. Roller Skating Magazine (August, 1981)

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